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The Selonological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) satellite, also known as Kayuga, is scheduled to be launched aboard an H-2A booster on Aug. 16 (Aug. 15, 8:30:48 p.m. EST) from the...

SES Astra and Verhaert Space received a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to maintain and operate a satellite ground station in Redu, Belgium, the companies announced June 15....

ViaSat Inc. has been awarded contracts worth not more than $19 million for the U.S. Navy’s Multifunctional Information Distribution System Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS JTRS), ViaSat announced June 15....

Global mobile satellite communications provider Inmarsat has named its first eight service distribution partners to support the launch of its new satellite phone services, the company announced June 15. Distribution...

Clearwire Corp. signed distribution agreements with DirecTV and EchoStar Communications Corp. to allow the direct-to-home satellite operators’ offering Clearwire’s high-speed Internet service, Clearwire announced June 14. "Being able to offer...

To better provide the timeliest news and industry analysis amid the changing demands of the digital workplace, June 25 marks the end of the blue sheet version of Satellite News...

The fallout from a few fateful seconds on Jan. 30 has taken several months to repair, but Sea Launch has now found itself preparing for an October return to flight...

A week after Mexico’s predominant satellite service provider announced that the auction for its capital stock was being suspended, questions remained about an imminent sale. On June 8, Satelites Mexicanos...

While discussions about satellite radio lately have tended to revolve around the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Radio, other movement is occurring in the industry. Satellite radio...

MDA Denies Reports Of Divesting Space Assets MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., has denied press reports that the company is looking to sell its surveillance and space assets. "In response...